The Land of Beloved!!!

Chapter 33

Bihaan who was expecting a totally different reaction was shocked by Thapki's actual reaction. Wat was she saying? Did she already know abt her illness? But wat did she mean by "how much time". He looked at her face that looked like stone. Before Bihaan could say anything else, Thapki asked again.

Thapki: "How much more time do I have?"

Bihaan: "Have u not heard wat I just said?"

Thapki freed her hand from his and got up. She inhaled for few seconds and turned back.

Thapki: "I have heard every single word u have just said and u have been saying since God knows when"

Bihaan (confused): "Wat r u talking abt?"

Thapki: "Oh plz stop being naive. U know wat this is all abt. Wat were u thinking?? U thought I will never find out?"

Bihaan was more puzzled than before.

Thapki: "Okay let me end ur confusion. I know wat this is all abt? My sickness has given u the chance to get back with Sheena"

The shocked look on Bihaan's face brought a sick smile on Thapki's face.

Thapki: "And u must have thought that I will not find it out on my own.... I have come to know abt ur secret affair with Sheena but I was wondering y would u do that to me... oh but now I understand...U must have found out that I am sick... Seriously sick... Who would want to spend his life with a sick... dying woman?... So u must have decided to get back to the woman who actually loved u... Loved u since always..."

She took a break and looked at Bihaan's face. He had that shocked look mixed with disbelief in his eyes which made her stop for a while. But she was already tired of this game of hide and seek so she decided to spill it all out.

Thapki: "U must be wondering how I know abt U and Sheena... Well I witnessed her love confession on our wedding day. I even wanted to call the wedding off but Dadi Maa made me believe that we were "made for each other" couple... Less she knew and less I knew then... but on our wedding night, u went to meet Sheena but u lied to me when I asked... If there was nthg to hide then y did u lie?.... and ur recent activities and ur recent conversations... If u had actually become so tired of me, U shd have at least waited till my death"

Bihaan screamed "Thapki just shut up" with anger.

Thapki did not even look at him this time. Tears were rolling down her face.

Thapki: "No I will not shut up... Not this time... I am not begging u for anything... I am not asking u not to leave me... U can leave when ever u want... But u shd not have done this to me... U knew how much I loved u... I so openly expressed my feelings to u in that letter but u never responded the same way... I know that our marriage was not wat u desired but for me my "to be husband" was my everything... I did not even know the name of my fiance... I only knew that I was to get married to Balwinder Uncle's son... And I married u and I whole heatedly accepted u as my husband but wat I got in return??"

Thapki had no energy left to speak more. She sat on the floor, covered her face with her hands and started crying. It was some one's arm on her shoulder which made her move her hands and look upwards. Bihaan was sitting next to her with his arm on her shoulder holding a glass of water in his hand.

Bihaan: "Plz stop crying and drink this water"

Thapki refused to drink but Bihaan persuaded her to take few sips. He held her tightly and made her stand and sit on the bed. Her red eyes were making him feel sad and guilty at the same time. So this is wat she was going thru... so this is wat has burdened her heart and polluted her mind. But was this her mistake only or he was guilty too? Of course he had been hiding stuff from her but he had no bad intentions. But now he had to clarify some things. It was needed... needed for their relationship to survive.